SUMMARY

This article explains how to include a Frame Server status bar in Nuke Studio and Hiero, to help see if the Frame Server is working as expected on export.

MORE INFORMATION

If a user is having issues with exports, then this can sometimes be due to the Frame Server not being connected and running as expected.

In Nuke Studio and Hiero you can add some Python to enable a status bar that will indicate in the bottom right corner of the application, if the FrameServer is working correctly and will provide a stat output and status icon.

In order to add this functionality, please do the following:

1. Navigate to the following directory (you may need to create these directories if they do not already exist): ./nuke/python/Startup/

3. Save the text document as FnStatusBar.py in the 'Startup' directory4. Modify your init.py file in your '.nuke' folder to contain the following:

nuke.pluginAddPath('./python')

NOTE: You may need to create init.py if it doesn't already exist by saving a text document as init.py in your .nuke folder.

5. Launch NukeStudio6. Attempt render

Result: Notice that in the bottom right of your NukeStudio application there will be some stat output and a status icon, like:

FURTHER READING

Having this additional functionality will hopefully help you better understand when the Frame Server is connected and allow for better troubleshooting. If you encounter problems with the Frame Server please see the following article for troubleshooting steps: Q100080: Troubleshooting NukeStudio Frame Server issues

If you are encountering further issues that are not resolved by the recommendations in the above article, then please open a Support ticket and let us know about the problem and which troubleshooting steps you have taken so far.